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#txtshow (on the internet)
the best show you’ll write all year.
The 175th and final show of a 12-country, 36-city, 175-show virtual world tour (during a global pandemic), D.C.’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Best Performance Artist** brings his critically acclaimed, award-winning project back to RhizomeDC for “an experience unlike anything in live theatre.” – DC Metro Theatre Arts “#txtshow (on the internet)” is a crowdsourced, immersive, multiscreen performance featuring a mysterious character named txt (pronounced “text”) who recites a script written in real-time, anonymously, by YOU! It’s the best show you’ll write all year. Created and performed by Brian Feldman, this LIVE, interactive performance takes place on Zoom, originating from his home in Washington, D.C. This virtual world tour began at RhizomeDC on May 2, 2020, and was Brian’s first-ever performance via Zoom. **Best Performance Artist, Washington City Paper Best of D.C. 1st Place: 2018. 2nd Place: 2019. 3rd Place: 2012, 2013, 2015. 4th Place: 2021. “Feldman’s performance was certainly the wackiest virtual gathering I’ve been a part of all year. Whether Feldman belted out a Pop song, stated an existential qualm, broke the fourth wall, or stared through the computer screen in silence, the end takeaway was almost Lynchian in its absurdity (and drawn-out pauses).” – Cincinnati CityBeat “I found myself laughing louder than ever at this performance. The uninhibited mind is a strange and quirky beast... ‘#txtshow’ [is] a Mad Lib with an emphasis on Mad.” – Analog Artist Digital World “This online pandemic world we live in is NOT favorable to theater events. While parking is cheaper and you can bring your own beer, there’s no sense of audience or shared discovery. But if you MUST do a show online, ‘#txtshow’ might be the archetype.” – Ink 19 Awards: • Best Socially Distanced Event Series: 5th Place, Washington City Paper Best of D.C. (2021) • Most Innovative & New Award, Boulder International Fringe Festival (2021) • Audience Choice Award, Pittsburgh Virtual Fringe Festival (2021) • The Buzz Award, Virtual Rogue Festival (2021) • Experimental Production of the Year, The Young-Howze Theatre Awards (2021) • Les Meilleures Expériences Immersives, UXmmersive (2021) • NoPro Critic’s Picks, No Proscenium (2020) • Best Artful Adaptation to the Pandemic, Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando® (2020) • Artistic Innovation Award, St Lou Fringe Virtual Festival (2020) Ticket Link: https://withfriends.co/event/12938274
Audience Role
This LIVE* online theater show relies on a high level of audience interaction. Audience members must keep their camera and microphone on the entire time they are in the show. The content of the show is based entirely upon what audience members write in anonymity and, as such, may contain mature themes, profane language, sudden loud noises, and potentially triggering content or themes. Recommended for 18+. *If it’s not live, it’s not theater. “Yes, you heard right! YOU make the “script!” Brian doesn’t utter a word unless it comes to him via his phone, from the audience. As I’m sure you can guess, a concept like this can lead to a very entertaining show!” – Erica Finlay, AMPlified Culture
Ages: 18 +
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About Brian Feldman Projects
Brian Feldman [he/him/his] is an award-winning performance artist and actor. He lives in Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, where he has presented work in all 8 Wards and 30 D.C. neighborhoods. As the news site DCist noted, “In a city that has an advocacy group exploring how to ‘make D.C. weird’ – and is still struggling – Brian Feldman is a shining beacon of eccentricity.” His work has been featured on movie screens, television, radio, in print, and online, earning critical comparisons to the likes of Marina Abramović, David Blaine, Chris Burden, John Cage, Christo, Marcel Duchamp, Tehching Hsieh, and Andy Kaufman. Since August 2003, he has presented 1,000+ performances of 140+ projects at 175+ venues and festivals in cities worldwide via Brian Feldman Projects, one of the world’s premier presenters of experimental time-based art, celebrating 20 years in 2023.